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Patented Oct. 3, |899. R. M. HUNTER.

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(Application led Feb. 10, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEETCE.

RUDoLPH M'. HUNTER, oE PI-HLADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,143, dated October3, 1899. Application led February l0J 1899. Serial No. 705,149. (Nomodel.)

T0 all wwnt t may concern:

Beit known that I, RUDOLPH M. HUNTER, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement inDolls, of which the following is a specication.

My invention of this application (Case 306) has reference/to dolls; andit consists of certain improvements which are fully set forth in thefollowing specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, whichform a part thereof.

My invention has for its object to improve the realistic or life eiiectof a` doll by imparting to the eyes when open a capacity forautomatically turning the pupils laterally to one` side or the other, asif the attention were suddenly attracted to the persons handling thedoll or adjacent to it. The resultof this is to give a most lifelike andwide-awake effect and at the same time permit the well-known sleepingaction to take place upon laying the doll down upon its back. In mypreferred construction both of these results are enabled to take placeautomatically under gravity-actuated devices; but it is to beunderstoodthat so far as my invention is concerned in its most generic sense thesleeping movement.

may be omitted, it desired.

Myinvention will be better understood by reference to the drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a dolls head, showing the eyeslooking sidewise as in one of the adjustments. Fig. 2is a side elevationof the dolls head with a portion of the porcelain head out away to showthe interior mechanism. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same with the upperportion of the porcelain head cut away. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe mechanism of the eyes removed from the head. Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of a modiiication, showing eyelids independent of the eyeballs.Fig. 6 is a perspective View of a modified form of the eye mechanism,and Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation showing another modificationdirected to the eyelids and mode of pivoting the structure.

A is the porcelain head of any suitable construction or design. It hasthe eye holes or sockets T, as is customary.

B is a horizontal rocking frame having end cup-pieces forming rounded orball-shaped bearings C, which may have central small pivot protuberancesc to make disengagement less possible. This frameB is pivoted in thehead by the plaster sockets D and is provided with adownwardly-extending arm K, carrying a Weight L to insure its normallyhangve to close the sockets T.

E E are the two eyeballs and are secured by cement or otherwise uponwires journaled at Fin the rocking frame B, so that said eyeballs rotateabout vertically on upright axes. These wires extend rearward in arms orlevers G and are loosely pivoted to the weight II, so that the parts B HG act like a parallel ruler. It the doll is tilted slightly to one sideor the other, the weight H by gravity will move to that side and Jthepupils of the veyeballs will be moved in the other direction orlaterally, so as to give the appearance of looking sidewise. The weightmay have its movement limited in any manner desiredg'but, as shown, Ihave put felt pads 7L on the ends to prevent sound when it strikes theside of the head. It desired, pads or cork abutments, such as M J may beemployed for the weight H to strike against, as is selfevident. In theparticular construction shown in Figs. 2, 3, and et I prefer that theweight Il shall be heavy and weight l-I reasonably light, so as to makethe lateral movements of the eyes very sensitive and quick-acting, asthis permits them to respond to the very slightest tilting of the headto the side.

It desired, the arms G may have separate weights, as at H', Fig. 3, sothat the eyes are wholly independent in their lateral movements. It willbe observed that each of the eyeballs is independently movable about avertical or uprghtaXiS, and yet they are both bodily carried by theframe B, and hence rock upon the same transverse or horizontal aXis aswhen closing the lids. In Figs. 2, 3, and

4 the upper portion of the eyeballs are painted and waxed to representthe eyelids c, and

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hence when turned over the sockets the appearance of closing the eyes insleep is secured just as perfectly as in the old construe- It isevident, however, that it is not at all necessary to make the eyelids onthe eyeballs or to move upon the vertical axes, as they may be made ofthin sheet metal, as at c' in Fig. 5, and movable with the rocking frameon its transverse axis, or they may be formed as in Fig. 7, to be laterdescribed. It is preferable to make the surface of the eyeballsperfectly spherical, so far as the front portions are concerned, and tomake them fit singly without touching the cup-plates of the curved orball-shaped bearings C, so that in their various movements noirregularity of action or binding will result. Byemploying bearings C oflarge area considerable friction is secured, so that the eyelids willnot descend under ordinary movements of the doll when it is not intendedto represent sleep, and this also insures more durability where thesockets D are of plaster.

I would point out that, if desired, the weight v II maybe made heavierand the weight Iidispensed with, the arm K acting as a stop, since theweight Il may be made to perform lthe dual function of moving the eyesboth upon horizontal and vertical axes, said movements being ordinarilyrequired at different times. If this is desired, it would be advisableto follow the construction shown in Fig. G, so as to reduce as far aspossible the friction and permit greater leverage, and hence moresensitive action, of the eyeballs for lateral movement of the pupils. Inthis construction the arms I and K limit the rocking movements of theframe B, so as to hang down almost vertically. The arms G of theeyeballs are made short and are linked together and to the weighted armP by link R. By this means a great leverage may be had on arm P, while ashort leverage is employed on arm G, thus permitting a full movement ofthe eyes for a small lateral movement of the weighted arm.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7 each of the eyeballs E is supportedwithin a thin clear glass envelop E', covering the front part of the eyeor pupil and secured to the rocking frame B. The upper portion of thisenvelop E may be colored and waxed to form the stationary eyelids whichmove with the rocking frame. Of course it is evident that in thismodification the sides of the glass envclops E will act as the bearingsC and be journaled in the plaster sockets D, as is ordinarily done. Thelateral movements of the pupils will be seen through the clear glassenvelops E.

Vhile I prefer the constructions herein set out as excellently adaptedto the purpose of my invention from a practical standpoint, neverthelessI do not limit myself to the details thereof, as they may be modified invarious ways without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A dolls head combined with eyes pivoted upon independent vertical orupright axes and carried upon a common support movable upon a horizontalor transverse axis, and means for moving'said eyes both upon the uprightand horizontal axes.

2. A dolls head combined with eyes pivoted upon independent vertical orupright axes and carried upon a common support movable upon a horizontalor transverse axis, and gravity-actuated devices for moving the eyesabout their upright axes and also upon their horizontal axes.

A dollshead combined with a frame supported within the head, eyespivoted upon independent vertical or upright rods in said frame so thatthe pupils may move laterally in the sockets, and gravity-controlleddevices supported by the frame for automatically causing said eyes torotate or move upon the axes of said vertical or upright rods.

4. A dolls head combined with a metal frame supported within the head,eyes pivoted in said frame by means of vertical or upright axes so thatthe pupils may move laterally in the sockets, and gravity-controlleddevices also directly supported by the frame and connecting with thevertical or upright axes of both eyeballs, the construction being suchthat all of the movable parts are carried by a common frame.

5. As a new article of manufacture a dolls head combined withuniversally-pivoted eyes, a com mon frame or support for the eyesindependent of and movable within the head, and

gravity-controlled devices for moving said eyes carried by and havingtheir Weight supported by the common frame.-

G. The combination of a dolls head having eye-sockets, a rocking framejournaled in the head on a transverse axis, two independent eyes carriedby said rocking frame and hav- ICO IIO

ing capacity for moving their pupils laterally, l

and gravity-actuated means for rocking said frame and moving the eyesbodily on the transverse axis and also to cause the pupils thereof tomove laterally in the sockets.

7. The combination of a dolls head having eye-sockets, a rocking framejournaled in the head on a transverse axis, two independent eyes carriedby said rocking frame and having capacity for moving their pupilslaterally, gravityactuated means for rocking said frame and moving theeyes bodily on the transverse axis and also to cause the pupils thereofto move laterally in the sockets, and suitable eyelids movable over theeye-sockets in the head under the action of the rocking frame.

8. rlhe combination of a dolls head having eye-sockets, agravity-actuated rockingframe journaled in the head so as to be movableon a transverse axis, two independent eyeballs journaled upon therocking frame on upright axes, inwardly-extending arms or levers forrocking said eyeballs, and gravity-actuated means for moving said armsor levers.

9. The combination of a dolls head having eye-sockets, agravity-actuated rocking frame journaled in the head so as to be movableon a transverse axis, two independent eyeballs journaled upon therocking frame on upright axes, inwardly-extending arms or levers forrocking said eyeballs, connecting means between said arms or levers tomake the eyes move in unison, and gravity-actuated means for moving saidarms or levers.

10. A dolls head combined with eyeballs universally movable within theeye-sockets of the head and supported upon a rocking frame pivotedwithin the head, and gravity-actuated devices for universally movingsaid eyeballs supported by said rocking frame.

ll. A dolls head having laterally or sidewise movable pupilsindependently and respectively pivoted upon upright rods the axes ofwhich substantially pass through thecenters of curvature of the eyeballssaid rods having rearward extensions or arms, combined withgravity-actuated devices loosely connecting the rear ends of said armsfor automatically moving said pupils.,

l2. A dolls head having eye-sockets, combined with a rocking' framehaving at each end outwardly-curved or ball-shaped pivots, two eyeballspivoted to the rocking frame by upright bearings, bearings in the headfor supporting the curved or ball-shaped pivots, and gravity-actuateddevices having their weight carried by the rocking frame for moving theframe and the eyeballs thereon on their upright bearings.

13. A dolls head having eye-sockets, combined with a rocking framepivoted to the hereunto set my hand.

' R. M. HUNTER. Titnessesz J. W. KENWORTHY, R. M. KELLY.

